OPCW an Agent of Western Imperialism? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The Hague, Netherlands-based Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is charged with promoting and verifying adherence to the Chemical Weapons Convention. It prohibits their use, requiring their elimination – America and Israel non-compliers. OPCW officials ignore their illegal […]

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UN Rapporteur on Palestine Calls for Economic Sanctions on Israel by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On Thursday, UN Special Rapporteur on Occupied Palestine Canadian Law Professor Michael Lynk explained  “the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is in a state of severe deterioration.”  “The human rights and humanitarian law […]

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Russian Foreign Ministry on Syria, Yemen and Venezuela by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Continued progress is being made in combating terrorism in Syria, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (MZ below) explained. Russia is spearheading the delivery of humanitarian aid to liberated parts of the country – despite no cooperation from Washington, […]

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Bill to Prevent Preemptive US War on North Korea by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) North Korea threatens no other nations. US claims otherwise are Big Lies. Provocative US saber-rattling continues. Three aircraft carrier groups were deployed near North Korean waters, involved in military exercises.  Pyongyang called them preparation for war. USS […]

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Twitter Solicited RT Ad Money, Then Banned Its Advertising by Stephen Lendman Like Facebook, Google, and other online service companies, Twitter sold out to Washington’s war on Russia – by banning RT’s advertising after actively seeking it. Sputnik was banned as well. Both companies were targeted, based on spurious accusations of Russian interference in last […]

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Israel Using Chicago Law Firm to Combat BDS by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) BDS activism is vital. Resisting tyranny is a universal right. BDS aims to hold Israel accountable for its high crimes against Palestinians. Israel wants criticism of its rogue policies silenced. It’s using underhanded tactics to combat BDS effectiveness. […]

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Catalonia Declares Independence from Spain by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) It came nearly a month after over 90% of Catalans voted to separate from Spain. What should have been declared within days of the vote took weeks because President Puigdemont was indecisive, trying to curry favor with Madrid instead of doing […]

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Twitter Bans RT and Sputnik Advertising by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) It disgracefully targeted both media companies, based on spurious accusations of Russian interference in last year’s US presidential campaign – RT and Sputnik falsely accused for aiding what didn’t happened. Accusations surfaced to delegitimize Trump, notably after he triumphed over […]

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Trump Reneges on Releasing JFK Documents by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) What he planned to release was heavily redacted or otherwise sanitized, suppressing JFK’s state-sponsored assassination – Oswald a convenient patsy, uninvolved in what happened. With that in mind, it’s surprising Trump reneged on his pledge. With no important revelations in […]

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Trump’s Phony War on Opioids by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Opioids produce a bonanza of profits for drug industry bandits, concerned about their bottom line and equity valuations, not human health and safety. Improper or overuse of these drugs caused an addiction and overdosing epidemic, killing tens of thousands of Americans […]

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